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Tompkins County
Case 1: Transit Consolidation

County Tompkins County
Contact person Richard Erb, Administrator, 607-274-5552
Case descriptions Case 1: Transit Consolidation
Forms of restructuring intermunicipal cooperation - two municipal and two non-profit transit systems merged
Specific services affected transit (bus)
Year started 1995
Partners the County; the City of Ithaca; Cornell University; Gadabout
Primary goal efficiency - public convenience
Barriers legal
Benefits one unified, efficient, convenient schedule
Impact on budget not known yet
Impact on labor not known yet
Key contact Dwight Mengel, Transit Manager, 607-277-9388